My Jolly Romp Through Ivalice [Filled to the brim with Spoilers]
:greenie: This is my own little blog/journal thing where i'll post my progress and opinions and stuff about FFXII. You can respond to anything I post! Argue, agree whatever is on your mind. I am eager to see how fellow FFXII lovers feel about things.
Anyways, our story begins in a faraway land called...My middle school.
Today, we went on a field trip to watch a boring Edgar Allan Poe movie. 'Twas very boring....Anyways, we got back at school and spent the rest of the day watching movies and eating candy. I was having lots of fun with my friend Sarah Beth (Though FFXII was still on my mind) in 5th period. Suddenly, I get called for dismissal. I am picked up by my older sister. When I get in the car, I soon find that...
My goddess of a mother had bought the Collector's Edition game and strategy guide!
I was so happy, and my sister took me home so that I could play it right away. I was so very, very happy.
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Well, that was the little explanation of how I got the game. Below is all of the juicy FFXII-related things you've been dying for...And all of the spoilers.
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Well, I practically fainted after watching the opening scene. It was so beautiful! The misic, the images, just everything about it was gorgeous! Anyways, I despised playing as Reks! I know it was meant to help us adapt to the battle system and stuff, but I thought it was pretty boring. Luckily, 'twas a short sequence.
O-M-G!
Rabanastre is SO frickin' huge! When I first played as Vaan and tried to find Migelo's shop, I got lost like, immediately. I love how in this game people actually sit with each other and talk and laugh. Makes it feel like a real city. And the Arabian themed architecture is so beautiful! I'm not a big fan of Penelo's voice though. I imagined it to be a bit higher, but I grew used to it. Anyways, I finally found my way to the shop. Migelo looked really frightening when I first saw him, but then I was like: "Awww...He's a cute old Bangaa man!" And when he told me to go to the Sandsea, I thought he meant an actual desert or something. I was very wrong. It's a bar! Anyways, I couldn't wait to go to the Estersand and start bashin' some skulls!
Combat is much easier than I thought. I found myself targeting an enemy, circling and running from them (not fleeing though) so they couldn't hit me, and when my little gauge thing was full, I could attack. Anyways, I didn't want to rush out and kill the Rogue Tomato, so I went around slaying Cactites and Wolves. On the western entrance to the Estersand, I was attacking some wolves when I got ambushed by a pair of Cockatrices! They were really tough for fat little birds. And I started to go try and kill the big, green tyranosaurus thing, but luckily my strategy guide said not too! After that, I went to kill the Rogue Tomato. He was really easy, and IMO he looked like a little tomato-headed clown/jester.
I was kinda angry in the part where Vaan returns to the city. Those Imperials were big, dumb jerks! And then I giggled when Migelo bribed them with his wine!xD
It took me forever to find the Clan Hall! I searched almost everywhere, but I found it after a long while. Montblanc's hair looked weird IMO, it looked greasy and gross.
I couldn't help but notice how much Vayne's outfit differed from that of the Dalmascans. Vayne was wearing that black armor suit thing while everyone else was running around shirtless and barefoot!
I was utterly fascinated with the Rabanastre Lowtown. It was like the big city of Rabanastre is built on the big city of the Lowtown. I got kinda lost, but the map really did help me out. Old Dalan is so cool! I love his Carribean accent! And did anyone else notice he was smoking from a hookah?xD
I really loved the Giza Plains. I liked how the big black Dark Crystals jutted out of the earth. It really added to the landscape. The Urstrix (bird/people monsters) were really annoying, and the place was infested with Hyenas. I gained alot of LP though, and the EXP was really good too. Has anyone fought the Werewolves? I really wanna know if they're as tough as the strategy guide says they are. I had to visit all of the crystals to power up my Sunstone, and I really got used to the battle system. It seems a lot smoother and more riveting than before. Anyways, after I gave Mayasu the Sunstone, I went to Arjie to buy goods and sell some of the useless Wolf Pelts and Wind Stones I collected.
Okay, the Garamsythe Waterway is like a big huge labyrinth! I got kinda lost, but I did appreciate all of the treasure. But then I was a bit ashamed when I was too confident and was killed by a Dire Rat.:(
Whoever came up with the puzzle in the Lower Halls is a genius! At first I was really aggravated that I kept getting caught by the last Imperial, but then I did it right (with the help of my strategy guide) and saw how it all fit together.
I absolutely love Fran's voice! It's so beautiful! I hope she has alot of lines later in the game. Balthier's voice is kinda annoying, but then I became partial to his British accent. It really suits him. Anyway, I loved the scene where they leave the treasury and are on the bridge. It was so funny when Balthier threw Vaan off the ledge. If you look closely, you'll notice Fran thrust her hand out to him, but she misses!xD Luckily she caught him the second time.
Uggh. Not the Garamsythe Waterway again...I really hate this place. I always get confused and have to religiously check my minimap to see which way to go. Is it just me, or are the Gigantoads really hard? My characters kept getting killed by them.:mad2: Luckily I made it through to the Southern Sluiceway.
The Flans in the Garamsythe look really gross. Big, sweaty pimples w/ magic powers...They weren't that ahrd to defeat, and it really was a help to have 'Amalia' around to help. She seemed really cold and kinda bitchy, but i'm sure that our favorite Dalmascan princess will become alot kinder.
Firemane was easy! When I first saw that big fireball fly through the colums, I was like: "Uh-Oh, not good..." But he was surprisingly easy. The only thing I had trouble with was that stupid Bushfire attack! Vaan and 'Amalia' kept getting poisoned! I thought it was really screwed up how the Imperials came and arrested them all shortly after defeating a boss.
So i'm currently in the Nalbina Dungeons. It looks really scary and unsanitary there...But i'll have to wait 'til tomorrow to see how terrible the Dungeons really are.
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After reading this myself, I think all of my info placed had no fluid transition. I'll fix that in my next installment. I'll post some more detailed weapon/battle info in my next installment. Stay tuned!
